Friday: 40 Iraqis Killed; 88 Wounded

At least 40 Iraqis were killed and 88 more were wounded in today’s attacks. Significant attacks occurred at marketplaces in Baghdad and Mosul. Marketplaces are popular places to visit on the prayer day. Subsequently, they have been popular places to attack on Fridays as well. Also, the surge in attacks against Christians in Mosul continues.

In Baghdad, a car bomb killed 12 people and wounded 26 at a commercial center in the Abu Dsheer neighborhood. A dumped body was found. Witnesses reported clashing between the Mahdi Army and security forces in Sadr City; no casualties were reported and the incident was blamed on the death of a Sadrist parliamentarian yesterday.